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Traumatic Cardiac Arrests

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According to WHO and CDC: more than nine people die every minute from injuries or violence, and 5.8 million people die every year. It is the leading cause of death in people 1-44 years of age in developed countries (unintentional injuries, homicide, suicide).

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2023 Critical Care Year in Review (Part 1)

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Read in NEJM ECMO provided no detectable benefit when applied to patients failing resuscitations from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests due to ventricular arrhythmias. INCEPTION trial ) Targeted mild hypercapnia did not improve neurologic outcomes in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

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ToxCard: Diethylene Glycol

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2,10 Initial stabilization of DEG toxicity includes correcting acid-base abnormalities, electrolyte abnormalities, and volume resuscitation. Volume resuscitation as needed while adjusting for any developing acute kidney injury. CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. References: Abubukar et al. Schier, Capt.

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

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The GCS should be measured after airway, breathing, and circulation are assessed, after a clear airway is established, and after necessary ventilatory or circulatory resuscitation has been performed. National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality Data on CDC WONDER. CDC’s efforts to improve traumatic brain injury surveillance.

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Issue #3: The Latest in Critical Care, 6/5/23

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Read in Journal of Critical Care ECMO vs CPR for pre-hospital resuscitation after cardiac arrest. Read in NYT Dr. Mandy Cohen is expected to become the next CDC director after Dr. Rochelle Walensky steps down this month. makes me long for an adequately powered randomized trial. They really go the extra mile in the Netherlands.

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Three Ways for Emergency Medicine Docs to Practice Mindfulness

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You may be ruminating on the unsuccessful resuscitation of a cardiac arrest in a young mother, all the notes to be done, or the dread of possibly missing something on the patients you signed out or discharged. The senior nurse who was the key lead in a resuscitation when you were occupied with a crash femoral central line.

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

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Sasser SM, Hunt RC, Faul M, Sugerman D, Pearson WS, Dulski T, Wald MM, Jurkovich GJ, Newgard CD, Lerner EB; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Resuscitate with volume and blood. Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2012 Jan 13;61(RR-1):1-20. PMID: 22237112. than it is spinal shock.